Tales from the beer league part 2
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beedee
4th Line Rabble-Rouser
I'm not sure where they netted out on it. Sometimes the FaceBook thread gets hard to follow.
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daxx
Lurker
I have played ice many, many... many times. I like both ice and roller, but currently I'm playing neither due to my injury. I've got a group of guys that I trust and that trust me, so the type of hockey is not really relevant to me. I just like roller a bit better at the moment because of price.
How much longer til you're back out there?
beedee
4th Line Rabble-Rouser
Thats cool man. I like ice better, but play roller leagues for now because its cheaper.
eddieshack23
Prospect
Great game last night.
5 guys, so just one sub.
Played 43 of 45 minutes. Got hit on the ankle with a shot at the end of the first. That **** hurts now. A lot.
We win, 3-1. The one was a PPG, so most of us were +3. Good times.
5 guys, so just one sub.
Played 43 of 45 minutes. Got hit on the ankle with a shot at the end of the first. That **** hurts now. A lot.
We win, 3-1. The one was a PPG, so most of us were +3. Good times.
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daxx
Lurker
At minimum I have another month until my ankle is strong enough for skating. As a point of reference I broke my fibula about 2-weeks before Pearson did. At this moment I'm glad I can walk. My ankle still hurts here and there, but my range of motion is slowly coming back. Hopefully my comeback won't be too painful.
Is this still about the average rule of thumb?
Season of Ice $500-600
Season of Roller $150
Thats about par for norcal
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mudfisher
Lurker
Same for So Cal 20-25 games of ice.
Double header last night. Won the first game easily 5-3, game was not as close as the score. Our goalie just had a bad night. A small thing but I'm gonna bitch about it anyway. The refs in the game are notorious for not giving assists if the pass doesn't happen in the offensive zone. Not to toot my own horn too much but I popped three guys streaking through center ice from our goal line who went straight in to score. Not a single assist was given.
Game 2 however was as hard fought 9-2 loss as you could have. It was still 0's halfway through the second when I experienced my first in game stanchion goal. Our goalie jumped behind the net on the dump and sure as **** it came off the glass right in (I was in the box for clearing the crease after a late whistle caused our goalie grief). Skating only 9 guys (one in rental skates) it was a bit of a demoralizer. Right after that they got a breakaway and scored a legit goal. Following that they had a cross corner dump that one of our D stuck a leg out on and deflected back into our net. We came back to 3-1 but the wheels were coming off. By the third they were just overwhelming us. To the refs credit he did toss a guy for celebrating their 6-2 goal with an unsportsmanlike (it was his 4th penalty of the game).
Game 2 however was as hard fought 9-2 loss as you could have. It was still 0's halfway through the second when I experienced my first in game stanchion goal. Our goalie jumped behind the net on the dump and sure as **** it came off the glass right in (I was in the box for clearing the crease after a late whistle caused our goalie grief). Skating only 9 guys (one in rental skates) it was a bit of a demoralizer. Right after that they got a breakaway and scored a legit goal. Following that they had a cross corner dump that one of our D stuck a leg out on and deflected back into our net. We came back to 3-1 but the wheels were coming off. By the third they were just overwhelming us. To the refs credit he did toss a guy for celebrating their 6-2 goal with an unsportsmanlike (it was his 4th penalty of the game).
FishMonger
I revoke Man Cards
Yes, however Roller leagues I've played in required 3-4 seasons per year (12-15 games) where Ice seasons were always half the year (20-25 games), so something to consider as well.
I should also note that I have not played in a roller leave in about 5 years, but I feel this hasn't changed.
beedee
4th Line Rabble-Rouser
Excellent point. The one at HB Inline is like that, 10 regular season games, with up to 2 or 3 playoff games, depending where ya get seeded. They usually start the next season the following week, no down time at all.
At Lakewood Ice, we play 14 games, plus 2 or 3 playoff games. I believe there are 3 seasons a year? It all depends on the holidays and what not.
Peggy_GKG
Prospect
I believe all of the Anaheim Rinks-affiliated leagues are 3 seasons per year (Spring, Summer, and Fall/Winter), 16 game seasons.
Unrelated question: I see a fair number of adults playing with a full face shield on their helmet. Is this pretty common?
Luc SkyBomba
I put the D in RICHARSON
i'm on a full cage. don't want my glasses to break!
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LetTigerIn
Lurker
I prefer a cage rather than a visor.
beedee
4th Line Rabble-Rouser
I also wear a cage. I used to wear a half shield but after too many close calls (getting hit in the face with errant sticks) and luckily not losing any teeth I went back to a cage. One time on a fore-check I got nailed hard with a puck in the cheek bone area of my cage as their defenseman was trying to clear it on a penalty kill, it actually dented the cage. If I had my visor on, it for sure would have shattered my face.
White Cascade M11 lid with the Cascade cage.
White Cascade M11 lid with the Cascade cage.
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